Scoil Lorcain BNS
St. John's Park, Waterford · X91 HY92 · Roll number 18462O
Scoil Lorcain BNS is one of 20 primary schools in or within 3 km of Grange. Every school in and around Grange →
What stands out about Scoil Lorcain BNS
- One of the larger primary schools: 345 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−1%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A boys’ school.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Lorcain BNS had 345 pupils in 2025/26, down from 363 in 2015/16 (−5%). Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Lorcain BNS
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Scoil Lorcain BNS is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Scoil Lorcain BNS
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Scoil Lorcain BNS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Lorcain BNS directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It takes boys only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Lorcain BNS is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−1%). All the schools around Grange together changed by +4%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Scoil Lorcain BNS. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −1%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Lorcain BNS | 345 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Ursula Naofa | 620 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia | 237 | −11% | Catholic | English | 0.9 km | |
| Newtown Junior School | 112 | −7% | Quaker | English | 1.1 km | |
| Christ Church N.S. | 114 | −13% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.1 km | |
| S.N. Deaglan | 396 | −7% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| Waterpark N.S. | 235 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km |
The other 66 primary schools in Co. Waterford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sion CBS N.S. | 360 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
| Presentation Primary School | 446 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| St Stephens N.S. | 363 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| St Pauls B N.S. | 269 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2 km |
| An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School | 234 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.s. | 292 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS | 187 | −11% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 330 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.7 km |
| S.N. Muire an Port Mor | 212 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Lairge | 207 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 3.3 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 641 | −5% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| Waterford Educate Together NS | 386 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise | 225 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 3.5 km | |
| S N Baile an Bhuitléirigh | 242 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| S.N. Faiche Liag | 196 | −4% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil Philib Barún | 194 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.7 km | |
| Passage East N.S. | 101 | +33% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Glor na Mara NS | 381 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Tramore Educate Together National School | 180 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.3 km | |
| Holy Cross School | 567 | −12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Ballyduff N.S. | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Réalt na Mara National School | 196 | – | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 12 km | |
| Fionnabhair N.S. | 172 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Dun Aill | 87 | −26% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Portlaw N.S. | 214 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S N na Cille | 105 | −29% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S N an Baile Nua | 99 | −12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Machan | 6 | −71% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Aine Nfa Seafield | 75 | −9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin | 133 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Carrickbeg N.S. | 106 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Clonea N.S. | 66 | +6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N na bhFiodh | 58 | −22% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Our Lady of Mercy N.S. | 110 | +15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Stradbally C. of Ire. N.S. | 24 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 28 km | |
| Rathgormack B N.S. | 118 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Cill Rosanta | 102 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. an Garrain Bhain | 225 | +22% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Gearbhain | 310 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| S.N. Cill Bhriain | 15 | −56% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Dun na Mainistreach | 455 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Gobnait | 107 | −25% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Seosamh | 151 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S N na Rinne | 131 | −14% | Catholic | All in Irish | 39 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 237 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S N na Leanai | 42 | −42% | Catholic | All in Irish | 39 km | |
| St. Marys NS Touraneena | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. an Carraig Liath | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballymacarberry N.S. | 155 | −23% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Glenbeg N.S. | 143 | −3% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Baile Mhic Airt | 58 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| S.N. Muire Magh Deilge | 51 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Whitechurch N.S. Ceapach | 104 | +17% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain | 189 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| St Marys N.S. Grange | 60 | −14% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Ballycurrane N.S. | 44 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Aglish N.S. | 82 | −15% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Villierstown N.S. | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Deaglan | 94 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor | 76 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Naomh Parthalan | 53 | −28% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| Bunscoil Bhothar na Naomh | 284 | −8% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Lios Mor Mochuda | 23 | +0% | Church of Ireland | English | 57 km | |
| Knockanore N.S. | 105 | +15% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 150 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Ballyduff B 2 N.S. | 108 | −13% | Catholic | English | 65 km |
Living in Grange
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Homes in the X91 Eircode area
Housing in Grange →The median sale price rose from €265,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the X91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Grange
Cost of living in Grange →New tenancies in Grange averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,185 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Grange, X91 HY92
Primary schools near Scoil Lorcain BNS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Lorcain BNS
Is Scoil Lorcain BNS a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Scoil Lorcain BNS have?
345 pupils in 2025/26. That is −1% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Lorcain BNS teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Lorcain BNS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Lorcain BNS?
Scoil Lorcain BNS has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Waterford & Lismore.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Lorcain BNS?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Scoil Lorcain BNS?
The nearest are S.N. Ursula Naofa (0.7 km), Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia (0.9 km) and Newtown Junior School (1.1 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Grange; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).